Leaving discreet threats against the West, Mr Vladimir Putin stated today Friday that 95% of Russia’s strategic nuclear forces have been modernized, and that the Air Force just received four new supersonic bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons;

Russia’s president made the comments in a statement released to coincide with the Defender of the Fatherland Dayin which the military is honored, one day after it flew a modernized Tu-160M ​​strategic bomber.

The Russian leader also praised soldiers fighting in Ukraine in what he called a “special military operation”, calling them heroes who they fight for “truth and justice”.

But he devoted much of his speech to what he said were the achievements of the military-industrial complex.

His message: that Russia’s nuclear triad — its strategic land, sea, and air nuclear capabilities — has been modernized, is being modernized, and in the right way.

“Incorporating our real combat experiencewe will continue to strengthen the Armed Forces in every possible way, including ongoing rearmament and modernization efforts,” Putin said.

“Today, the share of modern weapons and equipment in the strategic nuclear forces has already reached 95%, while the naval component of the ‘nuclear triad’ is almost 100%,” he added.